• 산업경영시스템학회지
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.26-33
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• 2009

The directions of the road are divided into two, the right-hand side and left-hand side of the road, by the convention and specific native method in the world. This paper deals with the characteristics and behaviors of drivers who are accustomed to driving on right-hand side of the road, drive with a handle on the left-hand side, and comparing with left-hand side drivers. The driver's eye movements were measured by eye camera and questionnaires were used for measuring subjective evaluation such as driving mental workload. The experimental results indicated even if the experts who had much experience on right-hand side driving, they had lower driving skill than novice driver, accustomed to driving on left-hand side. In terms of mental workload, MCH rating scale and MNASA-TLX, the right-hand side drivers were in lower stress condition than the left-hand side drivers because of having much driving experience. However, they conducted a few mistakes by confusing the position of turn signal and windshield wiper because of their driving habit or traits and it lead to operation mistakes. These results can be applied effectively to develop the driving support information with changed environments.

• 대한인간공학회지
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.9-16
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• 2009

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of the driving performance and workload according to changing driving environment and types of steering wheel. Twelve drivers who participated in this study consisted of two groups; six Japanese as the left-lane drivers who was accustomed to driving on left-hand side of the road, and six Europeans, Americans, and Korean as the right-lane drivers who was accustomed to driving on right-hand side of the road. They were asked to operate a driving simulator while using two different types of steering wheel (for the left-hand side driving and the right-hand side driving). During the experiment, a range of data were measured including driving performance, mental workload, and eye movements which were recorded in order to identify the amount of time looking towards the in-vehicle route guidance. Results indicated that the use of the steering wheel by parallel moving led to increase high attentional demand and worse glance behavior to traffic signs for the left-lane drivers. In the case of the right-lane drivers, the effects by changing driving direction were more effective than the types of steering wheel due to their habit or traits.

• 대한교통학회지
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.67-78
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• 2012

현재 우리나라는 도로교통법에서 도로의 우측통행을 법률로 규정하고, 이에 적합한 운전석의 위치는 좌측 체계를 관례적으로 유지하고 있다. 그러나 최근 우측 핸들차량이 외국(특히 일본)에서 다양한 절차를 통해 수입되어 2004년 7월 자료에 의하면 이사화물 차량 1,343대와 외교관 차량 593대 등 2,000대 이상이 운행되고 있는 실정이다. 이러한 수입된 우측 핸들 차량은 국내의 우측 방향 운행체계에 적합하지 않아 잠재적으로 사고의 위험성을 내포하고 있다. 실험을 통하여 우측 핸들차량에 익숙하지 않은 운전자들은 방향지시등의 조작시간이 길어지고 에러횟수가 많아진다는 것을 볼 수 있었는데, 이는 교통사고에 큰 영향을 줄 수 있는 요인이다. 또한 추월시 발생하는 시거확보의 문제에 대한 실험의 결과, 운전석으로부터 10m 뒤에 위치한 종이컵을 보는 실험결과 좌측 핸들 차량의 시야 범위는 2.95m, 우측 핸들 차량의 시야 범위는 1.7m로 분석되었다. 우측 핸들차량에 대한 안전교육을 실시하고 기준에 준하는 운전자에게 운행할 수 있는 자격을 부여하며, 법 규정에 이와 관련된 기준 마련 등을 통하여 우측 핸들차량에 대한 안전대책을 수립할 수 있는 방안 모색이 필요하다.